Hamlet Act 2

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Act 2, Scene 1 - summary

• Polonius sends money to his son Laertes,
• Ophelia tells her father that Hamlet is behaving strangely.

Act 2, Scene 2 - 

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are asked to spy on Hamlet.

Act II, Scene 2:

 King Claudius and Queen Gertrude greet Hamlet’s old school friends Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. 

Increasingly distressed by Hamlet’s odd behavior, the king and queen have invited his friends to the castle in the hopes that they will be able to uncover the cause of Hamlet’s madness.

Act 2, Scene 2 - 

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Act 2, Scene 2 - 

Polonius might know what's wrong with Hamlet. 

Video: Polonius might know what's wrong with Hamlet

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Video: Polonius has a plan

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Polonius 

(points to his head and shoulders)

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Fragment Act 2, Scene 2

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